A friend of mine is convinced Durant is better than BRoy. There are so many stats to prove otherwise it's almost pointless arguing with him. I told him Durant isn't better RIGHT NOW but definitely has the potential to be better in the future. Either way Durant's team is absolutely terrible and will be until they collect a few more lottery picks and their young guys develop a little more. What do you guys think?
Durant is better than Roy right now, even though he's not as good of a distributor and probably doesn't make teammates better, there's no doubt in my mind that Durant's combo of length, scoring, and pure shooting make him a better all-around player than B-Roy. That's not a knock on Roy, it's just the truth.
So Roy being on the All-NBA 2nd team last year and the 3rd best SG in the L doesn't count for anything? Durant is a better scorer because his team needs him to be...He is not as efficient and like you said, he doesn't make his teammates better. Isn't winning part of being a great player?
For what Durant is (a scorer who is a nightmare to cover) he's superior enough to Roy's all-around game that I give him the slight edge ... as for him not winning, maybe you haven't noticed, but the Thunder are playing pretty damn well.
I'm not saying Durant won't be better in the future but he hasn't accomplished as much as Roy has. If you don't remember Roy was All NBA 2nd team last year and Durant wasn't an All-Star. Yea the Thunder are playing well but they won't make this playoffs this year and it would be a stretch to expect them to make it next year.
Right now it's no contest, Durant is far outplaying Roy in the present. I will guaran-fucking-tee the Thunder make the playoffs this year. Durant is actually playing good defense, and is rebounding like a power forward, all the while still scoring his 28 points a night on relatively efficient scoring 45% from the field and getting to the line 10 times a game.
Ok we'll see at the end of the year. If Durant is more efficient than Roy and his team makes the playoffs I will be more than happy to concede this argument. Until then we can disagree.
Durant has rediscovered the fire he played with in college. By contrast, Roy seems to be playing with less emotion than ever.
